Moby-Dick - Or the Whale

This edition of "Moby-Dick", released in honour of the book's 150th anniversary, is the authoritative text of one of the world's great adventure stories. A crew of whalers set out in pursuit of a fierce white whale. Their names ring through the canon of American literature: Ishmael, the narrator; Queenqueg, a South Seas harpooner; Starbuck, the sober and serious chief mate; and above all Captain Ahab, part Faust and part Job, leading them to the ends of the earth - and the destiny he will share with his foe. In "Moby-Dick", Melville set out to write "a mighty book" on a "mighty theme". This text of "Moby-Dick" is an Approved Text of the Center for Scholarly Editions (Modern Language Association of America).

Info autore

HERMAN MELVILLE (1819-91) was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. His novels include Typee, Omoo, and White-Jacket, all published in authoritative editions by Northwestern University Press.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Herman Melville
• Con la collaborazione di: Harrison Hayford (Editore), Hershel Parker (Editore), G Thomas Tanselle (Editore), G. Thomas Tanselle (Editore)
• Editore: Northwestern University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.09.2001
• EAN: 9780810119116
• ISBN: 978-0-8101-1911-6
• Pagine: 573
• Dimensioni: 146 mm x 217 mm x 32 mm
• Peso: 680 g
• Serie: Melville
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi